Improvement in arrangement op upper works in river steamers



To all 'who-m it may conccrn.-

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Dltvlpfnn HAVEN, or naw ORLEANS, Louisiana.

Leim Putative. 105,438, time .my 19, 1ero.`

, M w- I IMPROVEMENT IN ARRANGEMENT 0I' UPPER WORKS IN RIVER STEAMERS.

'Ine Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame' Be it known that I, Davli DE HAVEN, of New Orleans, in the parishof Orleans-and State of Louis iana,l1ave`invented anImproved,Arrangementof the .Upperworks of :Steamboata of which thefollowing 1s a specification, 'reference being; had vtothe 'accompanyingdrawing, making part of the same- `Plate yllbeiug a longitudinalVert-ical secticnof the `same amidship. Q

l Platel2, aplan -ci' the boiler-deckl or main cabin-v floor.

Plate 3, aplan of the hurricane-roof', on `a level withI thesecond-class-czibin loor.

, -Plate 4, a transversevcrtical'section through the l pilot-house,llooking aft'. L

' Like letters of reference designate corresponding partsin all the`plates.

n tlhe mainfeat-ure of my Iinvention consistsin form; ing the cabin ofajseries of rotundas, extending fore and aft, connected with each otherand with the outer guards .and promenades, by means of archedpassageways, and surrounded by glazed domes or shy-lights,

, for thepnrpose of light and ventilation.

The bulkheads of thestate-rooms or berths conform to the curvature ofthe rotundas within, and tothe l `form ofthe` promenade without, thedividing partitions radiating in a manner similar tothat'indicated h Theaccommodationsfor passengers' will be divided intothree classes. i

The rst-classcabin will occupy ,the boiler-deck,

,'(see plan, plate 2,1) and ja suitable proportion of the- `rooms mayhave `sliding partitions or hulkheads, so

that several rooms may be thrown `into one for the accommodation of'parties travelling in company.'

` The second-class cabin` is located over the middle et' the first, andoccupies the hurricaneroot', (see 'plate l 3,) but extendslongitudinally only over the two middie rotundas. The rooms in thiscabin will be single.

l The third-class cabin is located between the first or main deckandthehoilerdeckfat the after part ct' the boat.

In 'the drawing- S and M indicate respectively the position of the"boilcrsrand engines "onthe main deck'. Y Y Y f A A A are archedpassages,lprovided withgsashdoors, connecting the rotundas B B B" B withcach other and withthe outer guards or promenades.

lhe' state-rooms or berths fm. an (one bnly oi' each section lettered)of the first-class cabin open into the rotindas nteriorly, and onto thepromenades exterior y.

, X indicate the location of `the laundry and cham- `of living, sorapidly coming into use.

'bermaids rooms; and the various promeuades,nur

series, ladiesand gentlemens restaurants, wash-"rooms,

and water-closets, are clearly indicated by full name lettering on theplan, plate 2, as is also the position ot' the walking-beams, shouldengines of this. class be used.

In plate 3 is shown a plan ofthe second-class cabin,

in which Y Y indicate the position of the rooms, one

only of each section being lettered.

M (sce plates 1 and 4) is the oiccrs quarters,

'usually called the Texas, and over this is the pilotv house D.

lhe glazed domes over the rotundas are shown at F 'ISV Flr Fm n 1 I Animportant feature in my system of construction consists in thearrangement of the stairways G C in the several rotuudas. are spiral inform.

Those above the boiler-deck Three ample stairways lead from theboiler-deck` to the main-deck, which serve to furnish ready egress forpassengers in case of accident.

Four ample' spiral stairways lead fromthe boilerdeck to thehurricane-deck and second cabin, one from the second cabin to the Texas,and oneffrom there to l the pilot-house. y

i 'lwo smaller straight flights of stairs, c c, lead from the main deckto the third-.class cabin.

O O, plate 4, are Ythe restaurants for ladies and gentlemen,Isituatedonthe boiler-deck; and` 'l 'l are the cook-houses onthe maindeck. 4

The arrangement of the cabin,` as shown, secures greater privacy andcomfort for lady passengers, and

greater safety for all, in case of accident, than the ordinary vmode ofconstruction in use at the present time, and is peculiarly 'adapted tothe European plan Having thus described my invention, V)Vhat l claimasncw, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

rlhe arrangement of the upper-works of a steam? boat, in the form shown,having a series of rotund cabins, BB B" B'", extending fore-and-a-ft,connected with each other and Awith the promenades, -hy means of archesA A, and surrounded by the rooms m on Y -Y, the said rotundas beingprovided with spiral stair- Ways C C, for ingress and egress, andsurmonnted by

